When I was a kid, my Dad was the General Manager at an Auto Auction. The owner of the auction was a huge hunting enthusiast, and his interests were not limited to elk and deer. Everything the man ever shot was stuffed and on display at the auction. Growing up I was always a little freaked out by the dead animals everywhere that we'd see while visiting Dads' work. When I got a bit older and worked summers there, the fear of the animals subsided, (mostly because a 10 ft. grizzly is less intimidating to a teenager than a small child). Anyhow, a few years back, we discovered the Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum at the BYU campus. The kids have been hooked ever since. We go every year, sometimes a couple of times, and they love it. We made it just in time this year, apparently it is closing for renovations on July 1st and will be closed for nearly a year and a half.
So, we re-arranged our Fridays (I may have been putting it off...) and we went. As usual, the boys had a great time. They love the variety of the displays and the real-life size and look of everything there. The Africa display is certainly our favorite. My little Von Bon shared my childhood inhibitions and had to be carefully coaxed into the room with the gigantic grizzly bear. He found pretty much everything else fascinating. Unfortunately, I could not convince these little boys there was no need to go down to the
dungeon er, basement of the museum to see all the mice, voles, snakes, and bats. ICK! To salvage the day (just kidding, it's not THAT bad) we headed over to the Creamery to pick out some ice cream to share on the lawn, in the shade. We chose "Sparkle Sherbet" which was pink, how very un-fitting for a group of little boys! :) Thanks to our friends the Low's for inviting us and sharing their orange sherbet (a much more manly color) with us. I was a tad busy scooping sherbet, so there are no pictures of our little picnic, but here are some cute shots of my darling boys...with the less darling animals:
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| The "zay-bwahs" are his fav |
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| cool action shot! |
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| is that a monkey or a skunk? |
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| he likes hippos |
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| the great grizzly stare-down |
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| the Africa display |
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